Play School (1966)
Shapes (Friday)
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S267 • E5 25mSeries 267: Shapes
Friday
Different shapes are all around us and are a constant source of wonder to young children.
This week in Play School we explore shapes through play. Learning about basic shapes helps children recognise numbers and letters and sets the building blocks for learning to read and write later on.
PRESENTERS
Emma Palmer – Teo Gebert
PIANIST
Peter Dasent
STORY
Pants
Text: Giles Andreae Illustrations: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Random House UK
FILM
Sewing Class
(Play School, ABC)
ANIMATION
Bags
(Play School, ABC)
Come on and...
Composer: Louie Suthers
Publisher: Unpublished
Bags
Composer: Don Spencer
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Move Over and Make Room For...
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Build It Up
Composer: Peter Charlton
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
I Like to Sing
Composers: Peter Dasent & Garth Frost
Publisher: Origin/Control
Dancing Pants
Composers: Peter Dasent, Arthur Baysting & Justine Clarke
Publisher: Origin/Control
How Are You Feeling Today?
Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage
Publisher: Origin/Control
IDEAS FOR LATER
Make a patchwork quilt for your toys by sticking different shapes onto a large rectangle of material.
Build a puppet theatre with cardboard boxes or foam blocks.
MAKE AND DO
How to Make a Sleeping Bag for Your Toys
You will need:
- Coloured material
- Sewing machine
- Safety scissors
- Paste
Ask an adult to cut two identical rectangles from coloured material, pin them together and use a sewing machine to sew three of the edges.
Cut some shapes from a different coloured piece of material.
Paste these shapes onto your sleeping bag, or ask an adult to sew them on.

MAKE AND DO
How to Make Shape Puppets
You will need:
- A4 coloured cardboard
- Pencil
- Safety scissors
Friday
Different shapes are all around us and are a constant source of wonder to young children.
This week in Play School we explore shapes through play. Learning about basic shapes helps children recognise numbers and letters and sets the building blocks for learning to read and write later on.
PRESENTERS
Emma Palmer – Teo Gebert
PIANIST
Peter Dasent
STORY
Pants
Text: Giles Andreae Illustrations: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Random House UK
FILM
Sewing Class
(Play School, ABC)
ANIMATION
Bags
(Play School, ABC)
Come on and...
Composer: Louie Suthers
Publisher: Unpublished
Bags
Composer: Don Spencer
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Move Over and Make Room For...
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Build It Up
Composer: Peter Charlton
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
I Like to Sing
Composers: Peter Dasent & Garth Frost
Publisher: Origin/Control
Dancing Pants
Composers: Peter Dasent, Arthur Baysting & Justine Clarke
Publisher: Origin/Control
How Are You Feeling Today?
Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage
Publisher: Origin/Control
IDEAS FOR LATER
Make a patchwork quilt for your toys by sticking different shapes onto a large rectangle of material.
Build a puppet theatre with cardboard boxes or foam blocks.
MAKE AND DO
How to Make a Sleeping Bag for Your Toys
You will need:
- Coloured material
- Sewing machine
- Safety scissors
- Paste
Ask an adult to cut two identical rectangles from coloured material, pin them together and use a sewing machine to sew three of the edges.
Cut some shapes from a different coloured piece of material.
Paste these shapes onto your sleeping bag, or ask an adult to sew them on.

MAKE AND DO
How to Make Shape Puppets
You will need:
- A4 coloured cardboard
- Pencil
- Safety scissors
